HERC 2006 Event Calendar

The Date

August 21-22, 2010 (Saturday and Sunday)

The Location

The ride will start from the Olancha Sand Dunes located at the South end of Owens Lake (dry) that is a few miles East of Olancha, California (located on Highway 395). On Saturday morning, breakfast will be at The Roadhouse Cafe in Olancha followed by a ride departure around 8:30 AM. Note: I will be arriving to Olancha on Friday night for a camp-over and it is highly advised that ride attendees do the same. Depending on the group size, we can likely carpool, share bike trailer space, split gas cost and such.

The Ride: Day One

In general, the ride will incorporate terrain such as: small sand dunes, scrub brush, dirt roads, river wash, hills with rocks, and such. While the terrain isn’t overly difficult, the pack will be moving at a good pace … so accomplished riders only. The route will start with riders crossing the Olancha Sand Dunes, riding over the Coso Mountains, and traversing Centennial Flat to the ghost town of Darwin. After some exploring, the ride will continue to Darwin Falls for some exploring of old mining areas and maybe a dip in a cool stream. From there we’ll double back to Darwin to cut over to Saline Valley Road that will take us over the Panamint Range to “Teakettle Junction” and the famous “Racetrack”. Afterwards, we’ll tackle Lippincott Trail, traverse Saline Valley and camp over at a remote hot springs replete with palm trees, built in hot tubs, etc.

The Ride: Day Two

Some exploring of the Saline Valley area will occur in the morning before ascending a route up the Inyo Mountains to a ghost town at Cerro Gordo Peak (8,500 ft). From there we’ll descend the long grade to the town of Keeler, skirt the edges of the Owens Valley and then ride into a remote drive-in mineshaft. Afterwards we’ll ride back to the Olancha Sand Dunes, pack up and head back to Los Angeles. The Bike(s) While most any dirt bike will work, I highly encourage: - desert type bikes (250X, 450X, XR650) versus race bikes (250R, 450R) - dual-sport bikes (Honda Transalp, KTM Adventure, etc.) are welcome, but riding the sand sections may be tricky for them - No 2-strokes allowed due to pre-mix gas issues

The Plan

It will be hot … very hot. Probably well over 100-degrees during the day. However, we’ll be moving fast and will often be at higher elevations, so it shouldn’t be too bad. If you don’t like heat, have any medical conditions, or such … then this ride isn’t for you. Since we’re going to be covering some decent mileage and sleeping over, we’ll need to haul supplies. There is a chance one HERC’er will bring his Polaris Ranger ATV… if so, he can haul some supplies such as fuel and food. However, plan on bringing a backpack, tank bag or such to haul your own supplies.

The Rules

While riding in the Owens Valley doesn’t require any type of permit, we want to be as eco-friendly as possible. Thus, all bikes should have a full exhaust system with along with a spark arrestor.

The Contact

Contact HERC Off-Road Director John Kiewicz as soon as possible so that a plan can be made regarding on how much fuel will be needed, food, carpooling and such. Please don’t wait until a few days before to RSVP. E-mail: john_kiewicz@ahm.acura.com

HERC will provide the following reimbursements:

1. Gas reimbursement: $30 for Friday or Saturday (which ever day HERC participants travel) and $30 for Sunday per person. If a HERC member carpools as a passenger, then there will be $10 reimbursement for a second person in one vehicle. There will be a gas total of $60 for one person, $80 for two people in one vehicle, $100 for three in one vehicle, and so on. To avoid confusion to the treasurer, the driver of the vehicle will pay the entire amount, submit for reimbursement and then the driver will reimburse his passengers as needed. Passenger(s) names will be indicated on the reimbursement form.

2. Meal Allowance (paid for by Ride Director): One meal (breakfast, $10 max) for Saturday and one meal for Sunday (late lunch, $15 max). The ride director will pay for the entire meal for HERC attendees and will expense the cost to the club treasurer. Any excess above the amounts shown should be split up and not expensed.

3. Drinks (paid for by Ride Director): $5.00 per person per day.

Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010

Meeting Time: 08:30AM

Meeting Location: Mike Traynor Tree (inside Van Ness entrance, just past the guard shack)

Contact person: Brian “TINK” Tinkler, 714-745-2535 cell

HERC to pay for Lunch (“Familia Diazand”) and one tank of gas in Santa Paula (95 miles)

Skill Level: Intermediate; Expect moderate traffic on PCH and loose gravel on canyon roads.

Route: 405 north, 10 west, PCH north, Latigo Cyn north, Mulholland east [SMILE for rockstorephotos.com] , Rock Store STOP, Mulholland west, Decker Cyn/Westlake Blvd north, 101 west, 23 north, Los Angeles Ave off ramp, Moorpark Ave (23) north, Bardsdale Ave west, S Sespe street south, S Mountain Rd west, under freeway, E Harvard Blvd west, Chevron gas station STOP.

We will be going to Spring Mountain Motorsports, Pahrump, NV on Sat - Sun, Sept 11 - 12, 2010 for two day on-road trackdays.
The trackday event is hosted by Take It To The Track (Ti2TT) whom offers sport bike riders an opportunity to participate in well-structured, safety conscious, spirited, track events. Ti2TT will be providing complimentary drinks to participant track riders.

Event Date Sat - Sun, Sept 11 - 12, 2010
Meeting Time 7 AM
Meeting Location Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch, Pahrump, NV
3601 South Hwy 160, Pahrump, NV 89048

Track day cost
$175/each day: HERC reimbursement $45 – Group discount through Ti2TT $25 = Your cost $105 for one trackday!

HERC reimbursement
Trackday: $45 towards one trackday or $90 towards two-day trackday
Hotel: $30 a night for one person, and additional $15 if two HERC members share a room. One person is to submit the hotel receipt for $45 reimbursement, write both persons' names on the receipt, so the reimbursement can be easier, and forward the trackday and hotel receipts to Jennifer Lee. Once the receipts are collected from all participants, and then will be forwarded to Diana Boyer for reimbursement.

How to sign up:
Go to Ti2TT website and register yourself by next Friday, Aug 27, 2010. (There are not much spots left, so hurry and register.)
Be sure to use the group discount code, "600rr" to obtain $25 off.

http://ti2tt.com/ti/ti2tt/catgroup.html?category=29%20May%202010%20%40%20Chuckwalla .

Bike checklist - http://ti2tt.com/ti/ti2tt/content/7pu2Iq5k.html

Refunds: Since our group discount from Ti2TT is based on headcount, your cancellation can affect our group discount. If you must cancel, you must cancel 2 weeks prior to the event for a full refund or credit and also notify Jennifer Lee. Any cancellation after the 2 weeks period will result in forfeit of payment per Ti2TT policy. You can transfer your spot to another rider as long as Ti2TT is notified two weeks prior to the event.

Rain policy: Each track has own different rules on rain. If the track calls the day due to rain, Ti2TT will issue each rider 100% of your payment to be applied as a credit to another Ti2TT event of your choice.

Lodging: Saddle West Hotel
Address: 1220 Nevada 160, Pahrump, NV 89048
Phone#: 775-727-5953

Hope to see you at the track! Let's ride!

Jennifer Lee

American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Product Planning - Motorcycle Division
1919 Torrance Blvd., MS 100-4C-320
Torrance, CA 90501
310-783-3896
jennifer_lee@ahm.honda.com

Adrian Staicu (310-783-3361) is organizing an on-road overnight ride through the southern part of California via a loop starting the Sunday after the Labor Day weekend. All on-road motorcycle types are welcomed as long as the rider can handle the seat time. This will take us through Sequoia National Forest, across to San Luis Obispo and back down to LA. The ride is starting on 8:00 AM Sunday September 12, and ending on Tuesday afternoon September 14th, 2010. For those unfortunate ones who are still working, like myself, vacation time will be needed for this ride. I suggest taking Wednesday the 15th off to allow for rest. We plan around 300 miles per day average to allow for pleasure riding.

Please read the attached map for more information on the ride and location.

If interested in attending, please e-mail or call Adrian so that he can have an idea of the group size. He needs to know size of the group to see about hotel reservations. We have four guys already signed up for it.

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